San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-07-28
NATHANIEL MACON.
A Consistent, Just, but Almost Forgot
ten Public Man.
Special Correspoudcnccl

Especial Correspondence
CHAMPAIGN. Ills, July lo-In tho wear
1909 Nathaniel Macon attained tho o,a o,
a. -, o,,,, 30, ,t, t., -, - ,.,.
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.De posNihiS' ''i's US "a inns ua'e N"'oh was
just III the hiiudie oil the thlrd senatorial
term conferred upon him by the North Caro-
lima legislature, but having long before made
a resolution 10 retire from pubIic life nj the
oga NJ ~ no very nromn,Ir, ,osic,,o, HE s,o.
IT, ,hooo r.hl, -, r. an
'''' '"S
emu Vi MS 'erhi' ohu INSISTED that MS hlihd
was as goou Us ever ne replied that his MIND
was good enough 10 let him know that he
must quit office before his mental powers quit
HIM.
"hen American independence was de-
clared Macon was Is years or age and a
student at Princeton college. At this time a
pody OF American troops was doing duty on
the Delaware and Macon joined this force,
did duty Win IL Tor season, but ultimately
resumed MS studies at Princeton.
In lne the southern states were overrun
Dy the brltlsh armies In TINS emergency
macon returned 10 North carolina, Joined q
military company from his native county
ana went TO south Carolina, then most
active theatre OF war. He bore his full share
In all the hardships encountered by the south
ern army, was at the fall of Fort Moultrie,
the surrender OF Charleston and the disas-
trous defeat at Camden under the unfortunate
Hen. Hates. lie was with the army In its re-
treat toward the farther borders OF North
Cafolina, ana was with 1t IN camp ON the left
BANK OF the va KIN river when the sudden
noodlhg OF that stream III the pf1ef interval
between inc GRO sing OF the Americans and
appearance OF the British arrested the pur-
suit OF CORVALLIS and thus gave much needed
rest TO Green's men.
While IN camp here, with only restitution
ana want Ill tne way OF immediate surround
ihgS' macon received word through the gov
eIhor Vi Nor'h Caroilha mat lie had been
cnooeh from MS native county To seat inthe
Seherai assembly tleh about TO convene.
Macon however, refused to attend, and this
REFUSAL was az once the tax OF the camp and
very naturally reached ten. Greene's ears.
lhat onlcer at once sent for Macon and in
quireu why ne had decnned 10 serve his county
III the general assembly. macon answered that
70 lar ne had seen only the races OF the enemy,
OUT preferred 70 remain In the army TIL their
pa G c9uIu pe seen.
- r oleene "as very la'oraoly impressed
~" - NC" auu ~ onee eousnI 10 convince
SIIlU - "aS u' uuVy W a'oeIiu .he general
"let nis iailiii'iilUy WIN .he aesI-
susiGn anu noeu' Vi 'io army "ouiu De Oh tne
SeV 1oi Nl0o IN ses'ins supplies OF all
niiuo 4udIon 81" 'ue ioroe Vi "reehes ar
sul n. o .t pionP"y sou on 10 attend inc
1,.a "; " sue eenoi az es'einply'
IN 'nis Douy us REPRESENTATIONS Oh tne con-
tiiuon iIliiuenIe III securing ior "reehes SUI
1n1 ana suPPhes
80 ~ was eilaoleu 10
60 in Li1 III i"""iiiS 'ne victory Oh Sullloro
III TII lIouSe'
,ot. Gnnaa,n us -; in,,i' caleer "neh ne
so,.,,oJ a., III - ~ WI VI ne nau
-. -" ~ o.. VI, al inns 'iine M tne
,a,,II , ID ~ ~ oesllou pionioUioh' Nelther
80 -. ne .aAo NeliS"'ioh i1r us services
gu ~ a''ei y,als' "uei Tue revolutionary
s, ''lJ iC1 =, WIN Peiisiohs, Oouhties
an anu RANTS hacoh uniformly refused
al ~ Iu'n ei ~" ei's" -,
ie "oo -. puono me ABOUT iorty years,
anu ~ auSi'ioh W long service In the North
=, S'i YIN, sis,aVeie' ser'eu as representative
~ oUnsIeSs uIihls .le administrations OF
asn,ns Toi,, 'onh Auails, Jefferson and
pay Vi - h"uIoon Verii WINE Madison was
- soS ~ .ne eAoouU,'e mar Niacoh was treis-
, io Nm " 'n1 'enaUe' %nele he remained our
,ns I.onioo i.'Iiioehcy ana wei on To-
"aia Uue ciose Vi Sonn quincy ADAMS Term
u w. 49, &c .,' II. an III years
n, nlio III 'ne mouse Oh representatives
-nacon vas ior many years l" speaker But
eSeiy pa no t .1 "~ gained through
'II =, men iilieoiate
eSeiUaSi.eI I nie ueoiIeu tne place OF post
iiIS.ei general uuoer oeIerSoh, OUT cneer-
tui'y ".oepvg h, tne poSitloh Vi !uStice Oh the
peace " winch Ine people Oh ms native
county eiecVeu MN.